Cover

(noun.) fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; 'artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal'.

(noun.) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; 'the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft'.

(noun.) a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); 'her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment'.

(noun.) a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; 'they made a cover of a Beatles' song'.

(verb.) protect by insurance; 'The insurance won't cover this'.

(verb.) act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; 'This book deals with incest'; 'The course covered all of Western Civilization'; 'The new book treats the history of China'.

(verb.) hold within range of an aimed firearm.

(verb.) protect or defend (a position in a game); 'he covered left field'.

(verb.) play a higher card than the one previously played; 'Smith covered again'.

(verb.) form a cover over; 'The grass covered the grave'.

(verb.) provide with a covering or cause to be covered; 'cover her face with a handkerchief'; 'cover the child with a blanket'; 'cover the grave with flowers'.

(verb.) be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of; 'Is this enough to cover the check?'.

(verb.) to take an action to protect against future problems; 'Count the cash in the drawer twice just to cover yourself'.

(verb.) invest with a large or excessive amount of something; 'She covered herself with glory'.

(verb.) provide for; 'The grant doesn't cover my salary'.

(verb.) span an interval of distance, space or time; 'The war extended over five years'; 'The period covered the turn of the century'; 'My land extends over the hills on the horizon'; 'This farm covers some 200 acres'; 'The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles'.

(verb.) help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities; 'She is covering for our secretary who is ill this week'.

(verb.) maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; 'The second officer covered the top floor'.

(verb.) be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game.

(verb.) spread over a surface to conceal or protect; 'This paint covers well'.

(verb.) clothe, as if for protection from the elements; 'cover your head!'.

(verb.) hide from view or knowledge; 'The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House'.

(verb.) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; 'he is compensating for being a bad father'.

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• You saw nothing, Caroline; I can cover my feelings. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He forced back the gathering shadows of death, as he forced his clenched right hand to remain clenched, and to cover his wound. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I have already told the reader, that every night, when the family were gone to bed, it was my custom to strip, and cover myself with my clothes. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Herbert had been writing with his pencil in the cover of a book. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• I hastily broke open the plain wafer seal, and found a two hundred pound bank-note, merely enclosed in a blank cover. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Then he said, Thou wilt cover us well with the _m醧uina_ and with thy small _m醧uina_ when we come back, eh, _Ingl閟? 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• It was a cover for his book-table that I happened to be ornamenting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The shoes are then covered with a coat of rubber varnish, and are put into cars and run into the vulcanizing ovens, where they remain from six to seven hours at a temperature of about 275°. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• We drove slowly in this matting-covered tunnel and came out onto a bare cleared space where the railway station had been. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The battle-field was so densely covered with forest that but little could be seen, by any one person, as to the progress made. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He covered with his hand the upper part of his face, but did not conceal his mouth, where I saw hovering an expression I liked. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Over this is placed a water-tight covering of pegamoid, and the lower part covered with light silk. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• He experimented with bundles of iron wires variously insulated, also with sheet-iron rolled cylindrically and covered with iron wire wound concentrically. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It was spacious, and I dare say had once been handsome, but every discernible thing in it was covered with dust and mould, and dropping to pieces. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Over this is placed a water-tight covering of pegamoid, and the lower part covered with light silk. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• If there is a slab roof the air must blow freely between this roof and the top covering. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• When cocoanuts are picked, however, they have still another covering-an outer rind which has a smooth surface. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• If one wishes the pits may be left uncovered, in which case something like a foot of the ensilage will decay and form a covering and protection for that beneath. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Apply to burn, covering with linen or lint. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• The floor may be slabs, and the roof a covering of brush to hold the packing to its place, if a slab roof is not readily made. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Far back in the obscuring gloom of a prehistoric antiquity, man wore probably only the hirsute covering which nature gave him. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Love covers a multitude of sins, and of whom could you ask more freely than of him? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The whole covers a crimson velvet cap with an ermine border. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The weeping girl covers her hand with kisses and says what shall she do, what shall she do, when they are separated! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It is usual to fix the opaque shade, which alternately covers and exposes the two magic lanterns, on to a central pin, so that it may be moved vertically up or down. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The flag drops and covers the eyes of the animal so that he is at a loss what to do; it is jerked from him and the torment is renewed. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The completed rail is then covered with a finishing strip, known as the blind rail, which covers the unsightly bolt heads and adds to the artistic effect of the table. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Many magazines print two colors for covers and inside pages, instead of full four-color printings. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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